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Rye Bread Board

A 34-key open-source split keyboard: Rye Bread Board by David Boland.

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Published June 20, 2025
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David Boland's (aka debpu06/dboland1812) Rye Bread Board is a 34-key split ergo mechanical keyboard. Inspired by the Ferris Sweep, it has a similar architecture, with the most notable difference being the fanned out thumb structure.

The name Rye Bread comes from the nickname I gave my pup who recently passed. His paw is printed on the PCB – David.

The PCBs are reversible, and the footprints support soldered MX switches.

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Specs

  • 34 keys (5x3+2)
  • MX switches, soldered
  • Pro Micro controller
  • reversible PCB
  • QMK firmware

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Published on Fri 20th Jun 2025. Featured in KBD #193 (source).

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